The Republican journal., 1887-08-18
Letter from Kansas.
respondcnce of the journal.

'9l, erected at Il cost of S6JJ2, ,1JI. The amount
| raised for teachers wages by district taxation
| voted on themselves, was S2.GG0 ,GlG.16; the
| State school funds ,li>burSed S42S. 10; the
| amount paid teachers in 1856, - ,213,521 the
number of teachers employed in 1885, 9,3>7;
the number of months taught j. six months as
an average to each school; the number of
children enrolled was 3GJ, ,239; number of chill
dren of school age 431 80; number of organiz-
cd school districts, ,,j20; ninety-onc counties
report schools, leaving nine counties not heard
from. 1t is hoped that the foregoing fact, and
statistics will answer satisfactorily the supreme
inquiry of thousands of people who, knowing
that Kansas as state offers great induce
ments for material prosperity, are not informed
as to her school facilities.
l will now turn to our churches. The fol-
lowing summary shows the number of church
organizations, aggregate membership, num-
Der of church ctlitices and value of church
property in the State for 1856. The number
of denominations is 10; number church organ
ization-, 2,G5} aggregate membership, 23S,-
12S: number OF church c,lifire>. G92 with a
value of &5,GlS.950. We think that in this
respect, IS in others, Kansas makes a> good
showing Is any state in the Union.
No account Of the material advancement and
general progress of the State would be com
picte which did lot state its railroad a,lvan-
tagcs. When the assessment of railroad prop
erty was made i'll May, lss5, there was within
the state i121 miles OF main lines in operation.
while the past summer hi. been one of un-
II sIy.l ptti, IN tb. /
the bnilins of Lew ONES. From May, l>>t;. to
Jan. l>N1. there Wcr" l,ljl miles built making
a total of 1855 miles Since that time to keel,
pace With the extension, rapidly going on
in dozen or more different places in the State,
ant other lines projected and put underway IL,
still other points, would require a fresh railroad
census to be taken every day. The work goes
on Scarccly choche,lhy the approach of winter.
of the one hundred counties comprising the
state only fourteen remain untouched by one
or more railroads. In less than two wears these
II counties will be united with the rest by
bands of steel. Already lines are projected to
be Quilt III lN>I by responsible companies and
which viii penetrate the @reatcr number ~
these counties.
1t Is not too inIlrh to anticipate that within
three years from the present time there will be-
nearly 900 miles of railroads built and opcr-
ltcd iii Kansas. This large mileage reaching aS
| it will every portion Of the State. will afford
most ainple transportation facilities \ com
siderable proportion Of HE additional mileage
now in ruUr-c of construction is being hut
rather iii anticipation of future growth and
development than to supply present needs.
Ent thi- has been the uniform course in the
West.
The western agricultural regions. Kansas,
Nebraska, pakott ctr.. arc - remote from
market that it is impossible to sustain a con-
siderable" population upon them without the
prc>cn"" and the agency Of railroads. AS
| these approach the whole scene is changed
the landscape is lurkcncd with a new life and
marvellous energy; prmcNal land become fer
tile fields, and farms which could lie hadby set
temcnt and occupancy rapidly reach Il high
Valuc. This results from the greatly increased
value railroads inlpart to labor by furnishing Il
more economical and cheaper method of cN-
changing products.
Kansas has Il territory of >l,eD0 square miles
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til ic lack .5,;'no square miles OF being l> large
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